“Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of Southern France in World War II” Dr. Cameron Zinsou Thursday, June 1, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. Operation Dragoon (formerly Anvil) was one of the […]
The Ft. Leavenworth program scheduled for July 6th has been cancelled. We hope you join us for the next program in the series “The Three Invasions of Serbia in 1914” […]
“The Three Invasions of Serbia in 1914” Dr. Shawn Faulkner Thursday, August 3, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. With the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914, the Austro-Hungarian empire […]
“Operation Northern Delay: The US Airborne Invasion of Iraq from a First-Hand Perspective” Dr. Dirk Ringgenberg Thursday, September 7, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. On 26 March 2003, in the first […]
“Bidding Syria Adieu: The Arab Invasions of 634-638” Dr. John Hosler Thursday, October 5, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. Though little known to western audiences, the Arab invasions of 634-638 into […]
“Hideyoshi’s Invasion of Korea in the 1500s” Dr. John Kuehn Thursday, November 2, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. The Shogun Hideyoshi Toyotomi had only recently unified Japan when he made the […]
“War in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, December 1941-May 1942” Dr. Geoff Babb Thursday, December 7, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. In December 1941, from Wake Island to Burma, Japanese forces overran and […]
General George C. Marshall is arguably one of the most influential American military men to have ever lived. However, he is not known for his battlefield accomplishments, but rather his […]
In March of 1847 General Winfield Scott led the first large-scale joint operation in U.S. history. Seeking to compel a favorable conclusion to the ongoing war with Mexico, the veteran […]
King Henry II of England (reigned 1154-1189) was the most powerful European monarch of his day, husband to Eleanor of Aquitaine, and father to two successors: Richard the Lionheart and […]
At the turn of the 20th century, President William McKinley led the United States' continued expansion abroad through war with Spain over Cuba and the Philippines. His expansion of American […]
Dr. Babb will discuss the wartime leadership of Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) and Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong). Their political and military leadership in the Chinese Civil War, the War Against […]
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